Prediction engine

US9303997B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Apple Inc. · US

Inventors

• Christine B. McGavran · Pacifica, US
• Bradford A. Moore · San Francisco, US
• Gregory D. Bolsinga · San Francisco, US
• Michael P. Dal Santo · San Francisco, US
• Lukas M. Marti · San Jose, US
• Seejo K. Pylappan · Cupertino, US
• Marcel van Os · San Francisco, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 15, 2013
• Grant date: Apr 5, 2016
• Expiry date: Nov 15, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06N20/00
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Some embodiments of the invention provide a novel prediction engine that (1) can formulate predictions about current or future destinations and/or routes to such destinations for a user, and (2) can relay information to the user about these predictions. In some embodiments, this engine includes a machine-learning engine that facilitates the formulation of predicted future destinations and/or future routes to destinations based on stored, user-specific data. The user-specific data is different in different embodiments. In some embodiments, the stored, user-specific data includes data about any combination of the following: (1) previous destinations traveled to by the user, (2) previous routes taken by the user, (3) locations of calendared events in the user's calendar, (4) locations of events for which the user has electronic tickets, and (5) addresses parsed from recent e-mails and/or messages sent to the user. In some embodiments, the prediction engine only relies on user-specific data stored on the device on which this engine executes. Alternatively, in other embodiments, it relies only on user-specific data stored outside of the device by external devices/servers. In still other…